Salinas City Councilman Jose Castaneda, filed a signed declaration with the Monterey County Superior Court Clerk, saying that he does not own a firearm.

Salinas City Councilman Jose Castaneda, filed a signed declaration with the Monterey County Superior Court Clerk, saying that he does not own a firearm.

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Updated: 7:26 PM PDT Sep 17, 2015

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WEBVTT THAT IS ABOUT1600 ACRES MORETHAN A NORMAL FIRE SEASON.DAN: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THEFELONY CASE FACING SALINASCOUNCILMAN JOSE CASTANEDA.HE WAS ORDERED TO SURRENDER AFIREARM.TODAY, WE LEARNED HE DID NOTTURN OVER THE GUN.FELIX CORTEZ IS LIVE WITHANSWERS.FELIX: THE DEADLINE WAS THISAFTERNOON.CASTANEDA DID NOT SURRENDER THEGUN.THAT IS BECAUSEHIS ATTORNEYSAYS THERE WAS NO GUN TO TURNIN.THERE WAS ONE.WHERE IS IT NOW?FELIX: PROSECUTORS SAY IN 1999SALINAS COUNCILMAN JOSECASTANEDA BOUGHT AND REGISTEREDA HANDGUN.SO WHEN CASTANEDA SHOWED UP INCOURT TUESDAY TO ANSWER TOCHARGES HE ASSAULTED ANDKIDNAPPED HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND, THEJUDGE ORDERED HIM TO SURRENDERTHE GUN WITHIN 24 HOURS AND SHOWPROOF TO THE COURT WITHIN 48THURSDAY MORNING CASTANEDA FILEDHOURS.A SIGNED DECLARATION WITH THECOURT STATING HE NO LONGER OWNSTHE GUN.THERE MAY BE A RECORDINDICATING A GUN REGISTERED ATSOME HE DOES NOT POSSESS THATPOINT.OR ANY OTHER GUN.HE HAS NOT POSSESSED A FIREARMAS I SAY FOUR YEARS.HE DID NOT POSSESS A FIREARM ATTHE TIME OF HIS ARREST.FELIX: SO WHAT HAPPENED TO THEGUN?DID THE COUNCILMAN SELL IT,TRANSFER IT, OR GIVE IT TOSOMEONE, PROSECUTORS SAY IF DONEPROPERLY, RECORDS WOULD INDICATECASTANEDA IS NO LONGER THEREGISTERED OWNER.CASTANEDA'S ATTORNEY WOULD NOTSAY WHAT CASTANEDA DID WITH THEGUN.I'M NOT GOING TO SPECULATE ONSOMETHING.HE HAS SIGNED A SWORN AFFIDATIVETHAT HEDOES NOT HAVE COME A NOTHAVE, AND HAS NOT HAD A FIREARMFOR YEARS SO WE'RE GOING TOLEAVE IT AT THAT.FELIX: THE DEFENSE ATTORNEYWOULD ALSO NOT SAY HOW MANYYEARS IT HAS BEEN SINCECASTANEDA HAS NOT OWNED THE GUN,BUT CASTANEDA IS FACING SERIOUSDOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHARGES ANDPROSECUTORS WANT TO KNOW WHERE'STHEY'LL LIKELY ASK THE JUDGE TOINQUIRE AND THE EMBATTLEDCOUNCILMAN IS REQUIRED TOANSWER.HE NEEDS TO SATISFY THE COURTIF THE COURT DECIDES TO INQUIREHE NEEDS TO SATISFY THE COURTWHAT HAPPENED TO THE GUN :08 THE.THE COURT ONCE TO MAKE SURE HEDOES NOT HAVE IT, IS NOTVIOLATING ANY COURT ORDER.HELIX: AND THAT GUN ISSUE LIKELYTO PLAY OUT AT CASTANEDA'S NEXTCOURT HEARING,SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 6.DAN: THANK YOU.

Salinas City Councilman Jose Castaneda denies owning a firearm

Salinas City Councilman Jose Castaneda, filed a signed declaration with the Monterey County Superior Court Clerk, saying that he does not own a firearm.